James Steinberg

Jim Steinberg
10th Dean of Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies
Incumbent
Assumed office November 1, 2021
Preceded by	Eliot Cohen
16th United States Deputy Secretary of State
In office January 29, 2009 – July 28, 2011
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	John Negroponte
Succeeded by	William J. Burns
20th United States Deputy National Security Advisor
In office December 23, 1996 – August 1, 2000
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Sandy Berger
Succeeded by	Stephen Hadley
Director of Policy Planning
In office March 21, 1994 – December 23, 1996
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Samuel W. Lewis
Succeeded by	Gregory B. Craig
Personal details
Born	(1953-05-07) May 7, 1953 (age 70) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Sherburne Abbott
Children	2
Education	Harvard University (BA) Yale University (JD)

James Braidy Steinberg (born May 7, 1953^[1]) is an American academic and political advisor, and former United States deputy secretary of state. He has served as the dean of the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University since November 1, 2021. Prior to his deanship, he was a professor at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University